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Subject[PATCH][SCTP] Re: lockdep: inconsistent lock state ipv6_add_addr/sctp_v6_copy_addrlist (2.6.21-rc1)
On 25-02-2007 10:08, Simon Arlott wrote:
> This happens on every boot if more information is needed:
>
> [ 37.393715] =================================
> [ 37.393830] [ INFO: inconsistent lock state ]
> [ 37.393881] 2.6.21-rc1-git #146
> [ 37.393929] ---------------------------------
> [ 37.393979] inconsistent {softirq-on-R} -> {in-softirq-W} usage.
> [ 37.394040] hotplug/1072 [HC0[0]:SC1[2]:HE1:SE0] takes:
> [ 37.394092] (&ndev->lock){-+-?}, at: [<b04a7944>] ipv6_add_addr+0x164/0x1e0
> [ 37.394308] {softirq-on-R} state was registered at:
> [ 37.394359] [<b013fc42>] __lock_acquire+0x622/0xbb0
> [ 37.394515] [<b0140652>] lock_acquire+0x62/0x80
> [ 37.394678] [<b0511c65>] _read_lock+0x35/0x50
> [ 37.394834] [<b050e200>] sctp_v6_copy_addrlist+0x30/0xc0
...

[SCTP] ipv6: inconsistent lock state ipv6_add_addr/sctp_v6_copy_addrlist

lockdep found that dev->lock taken from softirq in ipv6_add_addr
is also taken in sctp_v6_copy_addrlist with softirqs enabled, so
lockup is possible.

Noticed-by: Simon Arlott <simon@arlott.org>
Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@o2.pl>

---

diff -Nurp linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2-/net/sctp/ipv6.c linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2/net/sctp/ipv6.c
--- linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2-/net/sctp/ipv6.c 2007-02-21 19:46:49.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2/net/sctp/ipv6.c 2007-03-07 21:57:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_copy_addrlist(struct
return;
}

- read_lock(&in6_dev->lock);
+ read_lock_bh(&in6_dev->lock);
for (ifp = in6_dev->addr_list; ifp; ifp = ifp->if_next) {
/* Add the address to the local list. */
addr = t_new(struct sctp_sockaddr_entry, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_copy_addrlist(struct
}
}

- read_unlock(&in6_dev->lock);
+ read_unlock_bh(&in6_dev->lock);
rcu_read_unlock();
}

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